Preston Heights, IL

Census Place

Add Comparison

2021 Population

2,633

4.11% 1-year growth

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

34.5

2.27% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

24.2%

23.3% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$40,500

9.08% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$118,500

0.424% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Preston Heights, IL had a population of 2.63k people with a median age of 34.5 and a median household income of $40,500. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Preston Heights, IL grew from 2,529 to 2,633, a 4.11% increase and its median household income grew from $37,130 to $40,500, a 9.08% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Preston Heights, IL are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (43.1%), White (Non-Hispanic) (22.2%), Other (Hispanic) (14.8%), White (Hispanic) (10.2%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (6.19%).

None of the households in Preston Heights, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

89.2% of the residents in Preston Heights, IL are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Preston Heights, IL was $118,500, and the homeownership rate was 53.4%.

Most people in Preston Heights, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Preston Heights, IL was 2 cars per household.

United States Illinois Will County, IL Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL

Population & Diversity

Preston Heights, IL is home to a population of 2.63k people, from which 89.2% are citizens. As of 2021, 11.5% of Preston Heights, IL residents were born outside of the country (302 people).

In 2021, there were 1.94 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.14k people) in Preston Heights, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 585 White (Non-Hispanic) and 391 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

89.2%

2021 Citizenship

88.5%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 89.2% of Preston Heights, IL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Preston Heights, IL was 88.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Preston Heights, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Preston Heights, IL

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.14k ± 254
White (Non-Hispanic)
585 ± 149
Other (Hispanic)
391 ± 184

28.3%

Hispanic Population

744 people

28.3% of the people in Preston Heights, IL are hispanic (744 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Preston Heights, IL as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

11.5%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

302 people

12.9%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

327 people

As of 2021, 11.5% of Preston Heights, IL residents (302 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Preston Heights, IL was 12.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Preston Heights, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
90 ± 48
Gulf War (2001-)
31 ± 31
Korea
4 ± 13

Preston Heights, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.9 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Preston Heights, IL employs 1.07k people. The largest industries in Preston Heights, IL are Transportation & Warehousing (182 people), Retail Trade (159 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (122 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($48,438), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($46,964), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($38,426).

Employment

Occupations

1.07k

2021 Value

± 193

−0.372%

1 Year decline

± 24.9%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Preston Heights, IL declined at a rate of −0.372%, from 1.08k employees to 1.07k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Preston Heights, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (196 people), Sales & Related Occupations (99 people), and Production Occupations (99 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Preston Heights, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

View Full Dashboard

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.07k

2021 Value

± 193

−0.372%

1 Year decline

± 24.9%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Preston Heights, IL declined at a rate of −0.372%, from 1.08k employees to 1.07k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Preston Heights, IL, are Transportation & Warehousing (182 people), Retail Trade (159 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (122 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Preston Heights, IL, though some of these residents may live in Preston Heights, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$33,088

Median earning men ± $12,884

$23,545

Median earning women ± $3,139

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Manufacturing ($43,563), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($41,196), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($37,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,810), Other Services Except Public Administration ($23,512), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($22,500).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

View Full Dashboard

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Illinois to other states, or from other states to Illinois.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Illinois product (by dollars) was Electronics with $134B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($110B) and Mixed freight ($86.9B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Illinois products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Illinois.

$1T

2020 Value in Illinois

$1.94T

Projected 2050 Value in Illinois

93.1% growth

In 2020, total outbound Illinois trade was $1T. This is expected to increase 93.1% to $1.94T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Illinois trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Illinois to other states, or from other states to Illinois.

Most Common Trade Partners

Indiana
$79.7B
Wisconsin
$55.8B
Michigan
$41.4B

In 2020, the top outbound Illinois domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Indiana with $79.7B, followed by Wisconsin with $55.8B and Michigan and $41.4B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Illinois shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (40.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Preston Heights, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (57.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (40.6%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.1%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (40.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Measure

In 2021, 0.977% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.946% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (2.61M), Some college (2.19M), and Bachelors Degree (2.07M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Preston Heights, IL was $118,500 in 2021, which is 0.484 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $118,000 to $118,500, a 0.424% increase. The homeownership rate in Preston Heights, IL is 53.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Preston Heights, IL have an average commute time of 23.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Preston Heights, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$118,500

Median Property Value 2021

±$20,849

$524

Median Property Taxes

±$117

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Preston Heights, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Preston Heights, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

53.4%

Homeownership

2021

56.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 53.4% of the housing units in Preston Heights, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 49.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Preston Heights, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

Use the dropdown to filter by race/ethnicity.

Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 8831

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Preston Heights, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$40,500

Median Household Income

± $5,816

982

Number of Households

± 174

In 2021, the median household income of the 982 households in Preston Heights, IL grew to $40,500 from the previous year's value of $37,130.

The following chart displays the households in Preston Heights, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Preston Heights, IL is from Illinois.

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.479

2020 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2021, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0522% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (86.3%)
Carpooled (7.09%)
Public Transit (4.92%)

In 2021, 86.3% of workers in Preston Heights, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.09%) and those who used public transit to get to work (4.92%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Preston Heights, IL have a shorter commute time (23.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 2.5% of the workforce in Preston Heights, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Preston Heights, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Preston Heights, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Preston Heights, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Preston Heights, IL (638 out of 2.63k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 12 - 14 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Preston Heights, IL is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

86.2% of the population of Preston Heights, IL has health coverage, with 20.6% on employee plans, 40.7% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 1.14% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Will County, IL see 1847 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.93% increase from the previous year (1812 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1701 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 681 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Will County, IL.

1,847 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Will County, IL

Primary care physicians in Will County, IL see an average of 1,847 patients per year. This represents a 1.93% increase from the previous year (1,812 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Will County, IL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.6% under 18 years, 23.1% between 18 and 34 years, 33.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.9% were men and 55.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

13.8%

Uninsured

20.6%

Employer Coverage

40.7%

Medicaid

13.3%

Medicare

10.4%

Non-Group

1.14%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Preston Heights, IL declined by 7.76% from 14.9% to 13.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Preston Heights, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.